Vending-machine.



J. A. FOX.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1913.

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JOSEPH A. FOX, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 29, 1913.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

Serial No. 770.626.

dise, and has for its object to provide such machine with a coincontrolled mechanism of novel, simple, and inexpensive construction andarrangement of parts.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention, Figure 1, is afront view of the machine with the cover removed and having a part ofthe rear partition broken to show the slot closing mechanism. Fig. 2, isa sectional elevation along the line (aw) in Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is asectional elevation along the line (66) in Fig. 1; and Fig. 4, is asectional view along the line (00) in %1) represents acasing of anysuitable construction and form, preferably having a removable frontcover (2) and provided with the usual coin receiving slot (3) anddischarge openin (4).

The interior of the casin is divided by two partitions, (5 and 5arranged at right angles to each other, so as to form, with the walls ofthe casing a coin chute (6) and stock magazine (7). At the bottom of themagazine there is located a horizontal shelf (8) having its inner cornercut away along an oblique line (9) so as to form a supporting ledge forthe pile of stock (10). A discharge spout (11) is suitably secured tothe casing in position directly under the stock supporting ledge and inalinement with the magazine.

A push lever (12) is pivoted at its inner end, as at (13) to the ledgeand it is supported thereon in position in front of the magazine. Theopposite end of the lever has a handle (14) which extends through a slot(15) formed in the side of the casing. The lever is normally lockedagainst movement by engagement with a reciprocating latch (16).

- The latch (16) is suitably pivoted, as at (17 to the casing and it isprovided at its rear end with a latch pin (18) which projects into thecoin chute. When a coin is inserted in the chute, it will, indescending, strike the pin (18) and thereby trip the latch so as torelease the lever (12) and permit of its being swung rearwardly by theoperator, so as to push or tilt the lowermost article of the pile overthe edge (9) of its supporting ledge and into the discharging spout.

Suitable means, such as the spring (19) having an arm (20) which pressesagainst the inner edge of the lever (12), are provided to automaticallyreturn the lever to its normal position after it has been manually swungbackward.

The arm (20) carries a flag shaped shield (21) which serves for aclosure for the slot (15) and prevents tampering with the latch and alsoprevents the insertion of a coin, by mistake, into said slot instead ofinto the coin receiving slot (3).

On the return stroke of the lever the hook (22) secured thereto engagesthe inner end of the upwardly and outwardly curved guide plate (23)carried on the latch and by sliding over said guide plate it acts toturn the latch on its pivots so as to bring the forward end of thelatter into position for engaging and relocking the lever on thecompletion of the stroke.

A suitable weight (24) is placed in the magazine on top of the pile ofstock and serves to balance the pile upon its supporting ledge and alsoto feed the pile downward as the lowermost article thereof issuccessively delivered from the machine. After all of the articles ofthe pile have been ejected, the weight will rest directly upon the ledge(8) in position against the inner edge of the lever (12) and willthereby prevent movement of said lever even, if for any cause, the latchshould be tripped.

In order to prevent the insertion of a coin into the slot when themachine has been emptied of its contents, I provide means forautomatically closing the slot. To this end, the weight (24) is formedwith a lug (25) which projects through a vertical slot (26) formed inthe partition (5 A vertical rod 27 having a hook shaped lower end isattached to a cross bar (28) which is pivoted, as at (29), to the casingand from one end of which is suspended the coin slot obstructor (30).The opposite end of the cross bar carries a weight (31) which serves tonormally hold the obstructor in a raised position clear of the slot.After all of the contents of the machine have been discharged, and theWeight (24) reaches the bottom of the magazine, its lug (25) willengage'the hookshapedend of the rod (27) and draw it down so as to lowerthe obstructor into the plane of the slot and thereby close it againstinsertion of a coin.

In compliance With the statutory requirements, I have herein describedWhat I believe to be the best mode of applying the combination of, aswingable lever, a latch normally locking the lever and adapted to betripped by the Weight of the coin'to unlock it, resilient means forreturning the lever after it has been swung back, and a a guide securedto the latch and cooperating With a member on the lever to retrogradethe latch during the return stroke of the lever so as to relock thelatter.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aifixed my signature in thepresence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

JOSEPH A. FOX. Witnesses Lnsmn F. DITTENHOEFER, BERNARD NAUMBURG.

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